Computer Associates International and IBM have agreed to exchange software license rights and releases in a bid to bring technologies to the public for open source development. According to Internet.com, the patent cross license will allow both companies to bring value to IBM’s mainframe and distributed platforms.

IBM formally launched Version 7 of its Lotus Notes and Domino platform. Computer Weekly says that There are more Lotus Sametime tools, so users can switch an IM session over to video or audio real-time collaboration.

Good Technology announced that if you’re running GoodLink, you can have real-time access to your corporate voicemail on your wireless handheld. The new functionality is the result of a partnership with MotionApps, a wireless handheld computing applications provider, and will link GoodLink with enterprise unified messaging systems from Cisco, Avaya and other unified messaging enablers.

TOTAL Recall allows you to delete copies of a sent message in Lotus Notes. If you send an email to the wrong person or simply decide to cancel it, you now have the ability to click a single button to recall the message.

IVE’s Print Merge Express is a mail merge printing and graphical reporting solution that merges labels, envelopes and forms letters in a single click, and generates graphical ad hoc reports on live data.

We just finished attending the IBM press conference announcing that Notes and Domino 7 are shipping as of right now. We’re doing a write-up on the announcement as well as some of the information we were given directly by key IBM executives. That write-up will be available on DominoPower later this evening and will be mailed to you as part of our Weekly Update, which also goes out tonight. Stay tuned!

I’m off to Maui for the Maui Writer’s Conference. News will resume on Tuesday, September 6. If you’re in the US, have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Holiday. –HM

NewsFactor says integrated Voice over Internet Protocol conferencing is the technology of the future. Unlike conferencing technology of the past, VoIP — integrated with video and collaboration tools — allows people to work on business projects and develop documents in real time.

EqualLogic announced that law firms are choosing its enterprise-class PS Series arrays to consolidate and protect firm-wide data stores for reliable business continuity. EqualLogic’s legal customers use PS Series SANs to provide dynamic, virtual storage for all major email and group collaboration applications, including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and Novell GroupWise.

SolutionPlanet has released version 1.1 of admin-on-air, the wireless administration and monitoring solution for Domino. With the use of a standard mobile phone or wireless connected PDA and admin-on-air, you can monitor IBM Lotus Domino servers, perform routine maintenance, and common admin tasks.